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28 March 2024

ADPC signs MoU with Abu Dhabi Customs

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By Wam

Abu Dhabi Ports Company (ADPC) announced today that is has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Abu Dhabi Customs Administration (ADCA) to establish a solid framework of collaboration between both parties.

Captain Mohamed Al Shamisi, Vice President of Ports Unit ADPC, and Mohamed Khadem al Hameli, Director of Abu Dhabi Customs Operations from ADCA signed the memorandum during the World Ports & Trade Summit, which is being held this week at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre, in the presence of Dr. Sultan Al Jaber, Chairman of ADP.

The memorandum focuses on outlining clear steps under which ADCA will provide the support needed to develop customs facilities at Khalifa Port to ensure that Khalifa Port is ready for operations at the official opening of its first phase in Q4 this year.

Captain Mohamed Al Shamisi, VP of Ports Unit at ADPC, said on the announcement: "Our collaboration with Abu Dhabi Customs Administration will facilitate the secure development and operation of Khalifa Port as it prepares to become a fully functioning port, and we are delighted to have signed this memorandum today. Khalifa Port is well on the way to completion, having received the final batch of the Ship-to-Shore cranes earlier this week. We look forward to more milestones as we near the official opening of the port later this year."

Mohamed Khadem al Hameli from ADCA added: "We are delighted to be working closely with the developer of one of the capital's major development projects, which will boost trade relations and the industry as a whole in Abu Dhabi. Our role will revolve around maintaining seamless security, clearance and goods monitoring services at the port. We will collaboratively work with ADPC to ensure a safe and secure working environment for all those involved in the project."

Khalifa Port will be operational by the end of this year. The port will be the first semi-automated port in the region to factor in rail freight and in its first phase will handle 2 million TEU containers and 12 million tons of bulk/break bulk cargo per year.

WamAbu Dhabi hosts conference on combating violent extremism

A Conference of the Working Group for Countering Violent Extremism, an offshoot of the Global Counter-terrorism Forum, opened today in Abu Dhabi at the Emirates Towers.

A number of international experts on terrorism and extremism will discuss over the next two days, several issues related to the field.

Welcoming the delegates to the conference, Faris Al Mazroui, Assistant to the Foreign Minister for security and military affairs, said that the question of violent extremism has become the focus of attention of experts and practitioners in the fight against terrorism. He underlined the increasing role of security, legal and judicial bodies and military forces to neutralise the terrorist groups and intercept their operations.

"The international community has not yet reached to a full mechanism to deter individuals and discourage them from pursuing the path of terror, and to identify good practices that contribute to keep them away from violent ideological thinking", Al Mazroui said.

He noted that during the inauguration of the Global Counter-terrorism Forum, UAE Foreign Minister Sheikha Abdullah Bin Zayed had proposed to open in Abu Dhabi, the world's first centre for countering violent extremism. This proposal reflected the fact that the life in UAE is based on the principles of tolerance, innovation and pluralism, which conflict with extremism and violence; he added.